diff --git a/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp b/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
index fbf631f7d..3e6f0d672 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public:
     {
         return m_wallet.ChangeWalletPassphrase(old_wallet_passphrase, new_wallet_passphrase);
     }
+    void abortRescan() override { m_wallet.AbortRescan(); }
     bool backupWallet(const std::string& filename) override { return m_wallet.BackupWallet(filename); }
     std::string getWalletName() override { return m_wallet.GetName(); }
     bool getKeyFromPool(bool internal, CPubKey& pub_key) override
diff --git a/src/interfaces/wallet.h b/src/interfaces/wallet.h
index 3e27242c2..dfe3d5f71 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/wallet.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/wallet.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public:
     virtual bool changeWalletPassphrase(const SecureString& old_wallet_passphrase,
         const SecureString& new_wallet_passphrase) = 0;
 
+    //! Abort a rescan.
+    virtual void abortRescan() = 0;
+
     //! Back up wallet.
     virtual bool backupWallet(const std::string& filename) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/qt/walletview.cpp b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
index 8b9b85c8c..d529595de 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ void WalletView::showProgress(const QString &title, int nProgress)
         progressDialog = new QProgressDialog(title, "", 0, 100);
         progressDialog->setWindowModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);
         progressDialog->setMinimumDuration(0);
-        progressDialog->setCancelButton(0);
         progressDialog->setAutoClose(false);
         progressDialog->setValue(0);
+        progressDialog->setCancelButtonText(tr("Cancel"));
     }
     else if (nProgress == 100)
     {
@@ -327,8 +327,13 @@ void WalletView::showProgress(const QString &title, int nProgress)
             progressDialog->deleteLater();
         }
     }
-    else if (progressDialog)
-        progressDialog->setValue(nProgress);
+    else if (progressDialog) {
+        if (progressDialog->wasCanceled()) {
+            getWalletModel()->wallet().abortRescan();
+        } else {
+            progressDialog->setValue(nProgress);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void WalletView::requestedSyncWarningInfo()
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
index a3594aa69..b8533839a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,13 @@ UniValue importprivkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         }
     }
     if (fRescan) {
-        pwallet->RescanFromTime(TIMESTAMP_MIN, reserver, true /* update */);
+        int64_t scanned_time = pwallet->RescanFromTime(TIMESTAMP_MIN, reserver, true /* update */);
+        if (pwallet->IsAbortingRescan()) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Rescan aborted by user.");
+        }
+        if (scanned_time > TIMESTAMP_MIN) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Rescan was unable to fully rescan the blockchain. Some transactions may be missing.");
+        }
     }
 
     return NullUniValue;
@@ -310,7 +316,13 @@ UniValue importaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     }
     if (fRescan)
     {
-        pwallet->RescanFromTime(TIMESTAMP_MIN, reserver, true /* update */);
+        int64_t scanned_time = pwallet->RescanFromTime(TIMESTAMP_MIN, reserver, true /* update */);
+        if (pwallet->IsAbortingRescan()) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Rescan aborted by user.");
+        }
+        if (scanned_time > TIMESTAMP_MIN) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Rescan was unable to fully rescan the blockchain. Some transactions may be missing.");
+        }
         pwallet->ReacceptWalletTransactions();
     }
 
@@ -479,7 +491,13 @@ UniValue importpubkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     }
     if (fRescan)
     {
-        pwallet->RescanFromTime(TIMESTAMP_MIN, reserver, true /* update */);
+        int64_t scanned_time = pwallet->RescanFromTime(TIMESTAMP_MIN, reserver, true /* update */);
+        if (pwallet->IsAbortingRescan()) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Rescan aborted by user.");
+        }
+        if (scanned_time > TIMESTAMP_MIN) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Rescan was unable to fully rescan the blockchain. Some transactions may be missing.");
+        }
         pwallet->ReacceptWalletTransactions();
     }
 
@@ -534,9 +552,11 @@ UniValue importwallet(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         int64_t nFilesize = std::max((int64_t)1, (int64_t)file.tellg());
         file.seekg(0, file.beg);
 
-        pwallet->ShowProgress(_("Importing..."), 0); // show progress dialog in GUI
+        // Use uiInterface.ShowProgress instead of pwallet.ShowProgress because pwallet.ShowProgress has a cancel button tied to AbortRescan which
+        // we don't want for this progress bar shoing the import progress. uiInterface.ShowProgress does not have a cancel button.
+        uiInterface.ShowProgress(_("Importing..."), 0, false); // show progress dialog in GUI
         while (file.good()) {
-            pwallet->ShowProgress("", std::max(1, std::min(99, (int)(((double)file.tellg() / (double)nFilesize) * 100))));
+            uiInterface.ShowProgress("", std::max(1, std::min(99, (int)(((double)file.tellg() / (double)nFilesize) * 100))), false);
             std::string line;
             std::getline(file, line);
             if (line.empty() || line[0] == '#')
@@ -599,10 +619,17 @@ UniValue importwallet(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             }
         }
         file.close();
-        pwallet->ShowProgress("", 100); // hide progress dialog in GUI
+        uiInterface.ShowProgress("", 100, false); // hide progress dialog in GUI
         pwallet->UpdateTimeFirstKey(nTimeBegin);
     }
-    pwallet->RescanFromTime(nTimeBegin, reserver, false /* update */);
+    uiInterface.ShowProgress("", 100, false); // hide progress dialog in GUI
+    int64_t scanned_time = pwallet->RescanFromTime(nTimeBegin, reserver, false /* update */);
+    if (pwallet->IsAbortingRescan()) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Rescan aborted by user.");
+    }
+    if (scanned_time > nTimeBegin) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Rescan was unable to fully rescan the blockchain. Some transactions may be missing.");
+    }
     pwallet->MarkDirty();
 
     if (!fGood)
@@ -1212,6 +1239,9 @@ UniValue importmulti(const JSONRPCRequest& mainRequest)
         int64_t scannedTime = pwallet->RescanFromTime(nLowestTimestamp, reserver, true /* update */);
         pwallet->ReacceptWalletTransactions();
 
+        if (pwallet->IsAbortingRescan()) {
+            throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Rescan aborted by user.");
+        }
         if (scannedTime > nLowestTimestamp) {
             std::vector<UniValue> results = response.getValues();
             response.clear();